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Craigslist "funnies"

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From a CL listing near me.... I liked the part about "when it finally gets up to speed"

"Selling a 1981 Suzuki GS550L. Carbs were just cleaned, new paint, new petcock and fuel filter. The bike will start and move but it doesn't have much go power. It does shift gears (when it finally gets up to speed to shift). We don't have the time to fix it so we are selling it as is. We are keeping the battery that is in it but we can leave it in to show you it will start, so, battery not included"
 
83GS1100E_Tornado said:
Nothing really funny about it, but I already post 2 bikes on the for sale section today, not allowed a third. Figured I'd give it some publicity here. GS1150E for 800 bucks in New Hampshire.

http://nh.craigslist.org/bar/4850793476.html
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The funniest part of that one is that it's already been deleted and nobody (including me) got a chance to see it.

If you don't copy the pictures and/or words from the ad, nobody will get a chance to laugh at it after the ad expires.

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Funny price...

http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/bnc/mcy/4822933548.html

$3500

And it only needs new exhaust...

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1978 Suzuki GS400.

I bought this bike a few years back and I have been restoring it daily.
I have replaced the following with OEM parts from Suzuki.
Brand new tires front and back, new tubes.
Repainted rims with tri coat silver paint.
New wheel bearings front and back.
New sprockets and drive chain.
New stator and rectifier.
New upholstered seat.
Recent oil and filter change.
New battery.
New signal indicators.
2 New carburetors.
New intake boots and seals.
New seals and gaskets
New oil in the forks.
New fuel line and hoses.
New fuel shut off valve.
New front brake master cylinder.
New rear view mirrors.
Brakes pads are almost new.
Newly painted(Ferrari red), NEW gas tank.
New spark plugs.
New ignition switch.
I have spent a ton of money on the bike itself to get it back to normal condition. The mufflers have surface rust but still works. Basically it needs new pipes to get it back to pretty looking. Other than that just start it and go.
It has been my daily driver every single day all summer long. The bike itself is strong, pulls super strong, transmission works excellent. Engine starts first kick or crank. You can either ride it or restore it completely.

The bike is registered and insured.

Open to reasonable offers.
If you have questions please do ask.

Thank you
 
Time after time, the market has shown that no matter how much you've spent on parts to bring an old snotter up to scratch, you'll never get anywhere near your money back - invariably it only fetches what a decent example would and nothing more. Apart from the ludicrous price, that exhaust would put anyone off.
 
What if he has the receipts, Master Po, to prove he's spent all that money on the bike? Couldn't he then get his money back? Wouldn't that be fair? :xsmilie_mrgreen:
 
By that reckoning, if I kept all my petrol receipts I should be looking for many thousands for my old heap(s). All those parts he bought were consumables in their own way.
I'd happily pay him two hundred for it.
 
Heck my 750 would be worth about $6000...my 83 1100 the same and my 81 1100 about $4000

YOU CAN"T EXPECT TO GET YOUR MONEY BACK FROM WHAT YOU SPENT ON PARTS!!! LOl...
 
Grimly said:
I'd happily pay him two hundred for it.
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Ha ha very funny, it's prob worth 1700 if he would fix the exhaust.
My old 82 Gs400T was worth at least 1900 on kelly blue book, and I got way more $ than I thought from the insurance company.
 
I always use the 10% rule. If you spend any money on a vehicle, expect to get max 10% back when it sells.

Example: Buy a bike, for what it is worth. Let's use $1000. Put another grand into it in aftermarket and repairs. Value of bike is still $1000, receipts for $1000, expect $1100. If you get more, good. Don't expect it though.
 
On the flip side, before I rebuild or invest in a bike I ask myself (and usually get an answer) "Am I doing it to ride the bike, or to sell it for hopefully a profit?"
Bike values in Australia are vastly different than the Americas, mainly because of the smaller quantity that were delivered here, the drier climate helping to preserve the bikes, and a mentality of most Australians to keep the bike running properly and not having the "throw away" attitude where the local market is swamped with a choice.
To spend a $1000 on a bike I know I'm going to keep for say, five years is in my mind a wise investment, but again it goes back to the original choice, ride or sell.
Just today I was told the wiring harness on the GS850 has so many hidden nicks and cuts, that a new harness is needed. The local Suzuki dealer came to the party with a new one for $330 minus my 15% discount, coming from Japan.
To me, this just justified keeping the bike longer if you follow my thinking.
Having a 1980's bike in nearly new condition which is reasonably rare here in Perth, (I like a machine that's different and one that every boy racer doesn't have) might be an ego thing, but heh, it's I'm semi retired now and biking keeps me sane.
 
trevor said:
Heck my 750 would be worth about $6000...my 83 1100 the same and my 81 1100 about $4000

YOU CAN"T EXPECT TO GET YOUR MONEY BACK FROM WHAT YOU SPENT ON PARTS!!! LOl...
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Exactly, reason why I've never added up what I spent on rehabing my 750, didn't care, I plan to keep the bike until I'm not able to ride any longer.
 
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